AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Iyun Lazik

CHEM12B · CHEM1 · CHEM12AB · CHEM12A · CHME12A · CHEM015 · CHEM15 · CHEM1A · CHEM10 · CHEM12A12B · CHEM · CHEM1B · CHEM12 · CHEM001A · CHEM151A · 72 lifetime ratings

AI rating
56/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
54.55%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you want a serious chem preparation and can commit heavy study time; skip if you need a light easy A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHeavy workloadHard examsKnowledgeableCaringTest heavy
  • Students often praise organization, enthusiasm, and real chemistry knowledge, especially in ochem.
  • Workload and , with some test averages near 50%.
  • dedicated students can thrive, while others feel lectures or study .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

An A usually , and strong exam performance rather than minimal effort.

In-person chem drives the hard-work picture; the one online review suggests an easier open-book path.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Ochem and general chem are repeatedly called fast, dense, and .

Challenge is documented mainly in person; the online CHEM10 review is easier but self-paced.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Some sections make attendance important or mandatory while and recordings help.

In-person policies vary by term; and .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

great for serious learners, frustrating for .

In-person opinions are split; the single online reviewer would not take again despite calling it an easy A.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

48/100

Often called tough but fair, with and high standards rather than pure harshness.

Format shift

; online grading is light but sparse.

Workload

Heavy

26/100

Lots of , and constant study time especially in organic chemistry.

Format shift

Heavy load is almost entirely from in-person and hybrid sections.

Teaching experience

Good

68/100

, and supportive when you ask questions, though others say lectures are useless or too fast.

Format shift

In-person teaching is well documented and mixed-positive; online teaching support is weak in the one review.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

74/100

and substantial homework rather than soft participation alone.

Format shift

; online emphasizes open-book tests and few graded items.

Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person and hybrid chem reviews are mixed but , and a caring but demanding professor.

Main concern

Heavy assignments and .

What students said

“Dr. Lazik is an excellent organic chemistry professor, but the workload is very heavy.”
CHEM12A
“There are ALOT of and you NEED to spend a lot of time studying to do well.”
CHEM12A
“ on purpose. average grade on tests is 50% or lower”
CHME12A

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

One CHEM10 and easy assignments doable but self-taught because .

Main concern

Academy.

What students said

“ and easy assignments because there are and everything is at your own pace but with due dates.”
CHEM10

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are generally demanding and grade-critical, with occasional and one clearly open-book online case.

Hard examsExtra credit on examsStudy guides mixed helpOpen book onlineACS preparation

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as hard or tricky, sometimes with , and not always aligned with lectures.

Hard testsExtra credit on examsTest-heavy gradingACS exam prep
“her tests are unreasonably hard ( around 50% class avg)”
CHEM1B
“ , but she gives lots of EC on the exams.”
CHEM1A
“prepares you for everything you need to know for the .”
CHEM12A12B

Online

The one online CHEM10 review explicitly reports open-book tests and .

Open book testEasy assignmentsSelf-paced with due dates
“ and easy assignments because there are and everything is at your own pace but with due dates.”
CHEM10
“Other than that, its an easy A”
CHEM10

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Dr. Lazik is an excellent organic chemistry professor, but the workload is very heavy.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting hard chem workload and . Credibility rating: High.

🧪 Teaching Quality

68/100

“She's a very organized professor that cares about the success of her students and !”

📚 Heavy Workload

26/100

“If you have a job and .”

📝

42/100

“ on purpose. average grade on tests is 50% or lower”

👍

55/100

“Best chemistry professor I've ever had, has high expectations but prepares you for everything you need to know for the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She carefully goes over applicable problems in class
  • the lecture videos were pretty useless.
  • She will answer ANY question you have and will work at it until you understand.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • YOU NEED to spend a lot of time studying to do well.
  • Tough but
  • tests have the possibility for 15%

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • She is very sweet and if you try you'll do fine.
  • charismatic and enthusiastic
  • super sweet & upbeat all the time

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

72

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years provide rich detail; opinions split but workload and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 541
4 out of 59
3 out of 54
2 out of 58
1 out of 510

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 1 · A 6

B range

8

B+ 1 · B 7

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Rather not say 2